Most of my game prep I do by hand with a pen and paper. I do sometimes write campaign histories or adventure location back stories with the computer. When I go back to revise my work, I cut a lot. Anything that I think doesn’t fit gets cut and pasted into what I call my “orphan” file. It’s just a word processor document that I past bits of things that don’t have a home. Every now and again, I open it up and look to see if there is an idea in there that might have merit for my next adventure or writing project.

Don’t just cut. Cut and paste.